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1. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › the-farewellThe Farewell vs. the True Story of Lulu Wang's Still-Alive ...

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   Aug 5, 2019 · All of the doctors predicted that Lulu Wang's Nai Nai had three months left to live after the stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis in 2013. However, the true story behind The Farewell revealed that Lulu Wang's grandma was still alive when the movie was released in 2019. "Six years after her diagnosis, Nai Nai is still with us," reads a caption at the ...

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     Lulu Wang’s Grandmother Learned That She Has Cancer From The Farewell, Lulu Wang’s Film About Not Telling Her Grandmother That She Has Cancer

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   Jan 5, 2020 · Lulu Wang’s Grandmother Learned That She Has Cancer From ... is still alive and still unaware of her diagnosis. ... and your grandma doesn’t go on the internet, she doesn’t read English, so ...

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4. www.slashfilm.com › 571451 › the-farewell-realLulu Wang's Grandmother Has Just Learned That 'The Farewell ...

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   Jan 6, 2020 · Wang and her family would have liked to keep it that way, but due to Chinese-language reviews published ahead of The Farewell's upcoming release in China, Wang's grandmother found out the truth.

5. www.rogerebert.com › far-flung-correspondentsSaying Goodbye: Revisiting Lulu Wang’s The Farewell

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   Jul 7, 2020 · In the beginning of Lulu Wang ’s film, she establishes the affectionate relationship between Billi Wang (Awkwafina) and her grandmother, who is usually called “Nai Nai” (Zhao Shuzhen). Although she has lived with her parents for more than 25 years in the U.S. since they left their hometown Changchun, China, Billi still remains close to ...

6. www.thrillist.com › entertainment › nationThe Farewell Ending, Explained: Director Lulu Wang Explains ...

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   Jul 19, 2019 · Lulu Wang's new film ... Wang's Nai Nai is still alive and still doesn't know that she was ever supposedly dying. ... I had my grandma and then my other grandma and uncles. My mom's a writer and ...

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7. www.screendaily.com › features › lulu-wang-on-theLulu Wang on the real-life story behind 'The Farewell'

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   Dec 19, 2019 · A well-intentioned deception inspired Lulu Wang to make her indie comedy-drama The Farewell. The filmmaker talks to Wendy Mitchell about going back to her Chinese roots. One of Lulu Wang’s ...

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   Is Lulu Wang's Grandma still alive?

   • All of the doctors predicted that Lulu Wang's Nai Nai had three months left to live after the stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis in 2013. However, the true story behind The Farewell revealed that Lulu Wang's grandma was still alive when the movie was released in 2019.

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   Did Lulu Wang's Grandmother know her cancer diagnosis?

   • But even as The Farewell took America by storm, it stayed quiet enough on the Eastern front that Lulu Wang's real grandmother, upon whom the film is based, never found out the truth of her cancer diagnosis. But unfortunately, the world's best-kept secret couldn't stay secret for long.

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   Why did Lulu Wang make the farewell?

   • A well-intentioned deception inspired Lulu Wang to make her indie comedy-drama The Farewell. The filmmaker talks to Wendy Mitchell about going back to her Chinese roots One of Lulu Wang’s biggest fans has not seen her hit film The Farewell. That is her grandmother, who inspired the story.

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   Is Wang's grandmother alive in the film?

   • The film ends with the revelation that Wang's real-life grandmother, who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2013, is still alive and still unaware of her diagnosis.

   The Farewell: Lulu Wang reveals that her grandmother has figured out

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   Is Lulu Wang's Nai Nai still alive?

   • Lulu Wang's Nai Nai is still alive and even came to bless the set on the first day of shooting, but she never learned the truth. The veteran Chinese actress who portrays her in the movie, Zhao Shuzhen, came to her home to meet her as research for the role, making sure to maintain the lie as they talked.

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   Who is Lulu Wang?

   • Wang, who was born in Beijing but emigrated to the United States with her parents when she was six, says that she had never heard of withholding a prognosis from a family member. Lulu Wang is pictured with her Nai Nai in real life (left). Actors Zhao Shuzhen and Awkwafina portray them in The Farewell movie (right). Source: Instagram

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9. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-features'The Farewell' Starring Awkwafina: Story Behind Lulu Wang's ...

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   Jul 16, 2019 · Lulu’s very-much-alive grandmother still didn’t know about her cancer diagnosis. And the fact that her granddaughter was filming a movie almost literally in her backyard about this same ...